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https://startupnation.com/start-your-business/plan-your-business/give-yourself-a-break-2/#commentsWed, 12 Sep 2012 18:32:23 +0000http://www.startupnation.com/business-blogs/?p=5136As summer fades away, I’m sure you’d love to hold onto some of your personal time and avoid working long hours. But if you’re an entrepreneur, how do you please all of your customers without giving up some free time with family and friends? Here are a few suggestions to reclaim your personal time: 1....

As summer fades away, I’m sure you’d love to hold onto some of your personal time and avoid working long hours. But if you’re an entrepreneur, how do you please all of your customers without giving up some free time with family and friends?

Do you have data entry, accounting, writing, or other administrative activities that need to be done? Get these tasks out of your way by hiring a virtual assistant.

These professional workers are available throughout the United States with different skill sets at various price-points.

And because you are hiring a service rather than an actual employee, you don’t need to worry about all of the legal and tax headaches involved in the hiring process.

Check out the International Virtual Assistants Organization at http://www.ivaa.org/ and other, related sites to find someone to fit your specific needs.

2. Find an Intern.

Many high school and college students are looking for work to add to their portfolios. Offer to provide opportunities to help them succeed.

You’ll get some inexpensive help, and your interns will get valuable, on-the-job experience to use in their future careers. Just be aware that you’ll need to take some extra time to train these newbies carefully.

3. Get help from your kids.

If you haven’t already done so, have your kids help you with your business. Not only will they learn important skills and the importance of working for an end-result, but you may be able to use this as a tax deduction too.

Check with your accountant to see how you can make this work for you.
Enjoy yourself!

Instead of saying goodbye to summer fun and thinking you just can’t get away from work, be positive and creative. Look for people to help you finish tasks outside of your core area of expertise.

It may take a little effort to find the right helpers, but once these workers are in place, you’ll have more time for yourself and be able to get the relaxation you need to truly be successful!

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https://startupnation.com/start-your-business/plan-your-life/your-summer-internship/#respondTue, 31 May 2005 15:00:01 +0000http://staging.startupnation.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/05/31/your-summer-internship/A quick note: if you’ve made your way over here from thefacebook.com, look me up on U of M’s campus. Another quick note: the new Coldplay album is unbelievably great. Anyways, its that time again. Finals are over, the birds and the bees are falling in love, and you’re a few weeks into your summer...

A quick note: if you’ve made your way over here from thefacebook.com, look me up on U of M’s campus. Another quick note: the new Coldplay album is unbelievably great.

Anyways, its that time again. Finals are over, the birds and the bees are falling in love, and you’re a few weeks into your summer internship. For would-be (or soon-to-be) entrepreneurs, a first internship can be either an amazingly good exposure to the excitement of business, or an oppressively mundane few months of data entry and coffee shop runs. As with all things in the entrepreneurial spirit, you alone set the limits on how far you can go. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of your internship if you have that dream of starting a business some day.

** Get a clear understanding of your goals for the summer: Sure, you have day to day tasks, but have you been given a summer goal? Being able to set and reach goals is a critical part of entrepreneurship, and you should have a clear idea of what your contributions mean to your company.

** Ask for as much guidance as possible: You’re not the expert, and you’re not supposed to know everything – that’s why its called an internship. Don’t just ask how to do something, ask how to do it better. Ask why things are done the way they are. This is your chance to see how a real company works, so learn as much as you can from their practices.

** Seek out a mentor: You will undoubtedly be assigned a “boss,” but you do not have to limit yourself to his or her wisdom. Try to talk to everyone and learn about what they do. If you work hard and show a genuine interest in the company, but humble yourself to the expertise of those with more experience, you will find someone who is only too willing to share some of their wisdom.

** Get ready to pop the question: “Would you be a future reference for me?” It might feel harder than asking your true love for her hand, but its better to bring it up when your accomplishments are fresh in your boss’s mind. In fact, run your resume by him or her at the end of the summer and show them the bullet points you’re listing as accomplishments at this internship. It slightly irked me when I would get a call from someone with whom I’d not spoken for a year or two, and they asked me for a recommendation and “advised” me on what to say. The best recommendation I’ve given was for someone whom I’d fired, but who was clear about what they hoped I’d be able to recommend about them.